1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 170

CHAPTER NUMBER: 124 File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 183
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Department of Veterans Affairs

Synopsis:

Creating the Department of Veterans Affairs as a principal department of State government; providing for the appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, and salary of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; organizing the Maryland Veterans Commission, Maryland Veterans' Home Commission, and War Memorial Commission under the Department; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/28
First Reading Senate Rules
2/1
Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/3
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/26
Special Order 3/1 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
3/1
Favorable Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/3
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 124
House Action
3/4
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/10
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-2)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
VETERANS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
State Government
( 8-201 , 9-801 , 9-802 , 9-803 , 9-804 , 9-805 , 9-806 , 9-807 , 9-901 , 9-902 , 9-904 , 9-905 , 9-906 , 9-907 , 9-908 , 9-909 , 9-910 , 9-911 , 9-912 , 9-913 , 9-914 , 9-915 , 9-917 , 9-918 , 9-919 , 9-920 , 9-921 , 9-922 , 9-923 , 9-924 , 9-925 , 9-926 , 9-927 , 9-928 , 9-929 , 9-930 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 313717/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 1999   at: 8:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 656173/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 1, 1999   at: 10:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 3, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-2)